A Christmas Carol: Wide margin annotation edition (Annotation Editions)

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No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. And what’s his name, who was put down in his drawers, asleep, at the Gate of Damascus; don’t you see him. Another idol has displaced me ; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come, as I would have tried to do , I have no just cause to grieve. The water-plug being left in solitude, its overflowing sullenly congealed, and turned to misanthropic ice. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.

There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty ; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth. The darkness and the mist had vanished with it, for it was a clear, cold, winter day, with snow upon the ground. The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.There were Cains and Abels, Pharaohs’ daughters; Queens of Sheba, Angelic messengers descending through the air on clouds like feather-beds, Abrahams, Belshazzars, Apostles putting off to sea in butter-boats, hundreds of figures to attract his thoughts -- and yet that face of Marley, seven years dead, came like the ancient Prophet’s rod, and swallowed up the whole .

This Agreement and all matters arising from it are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising in connection with this Agreement and the place of performance of this Agreement is agreed by you. growled Scrooge , as if that were the only one thing in the world more ridiculous than a merry Christmas. It was not until now, when the bright faces of his former self and Dick were turned from them, that he remembered the Ghost, and became conscious that it was looking full upon him, while the light upon its head burnt very clear.and in the hall appeared the schoolmaster himself, who glared on Master Scrooge with a ferocious condescension, and threw him into a dreadful state of mind by shaking hands with him. AUTHORS PURPOSE: D uses S to represent many of the upper classes views towards this situation and criticize their inhumane opinions of people with less money. His former self turned down the lamps as he gave utterance to the wish; and Scrooge and the Ghost again stood side by side in the open air. I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course ,’ said Scrooge.

Scrooge represents the ignorant attitude of the wealthy classes that Dickens despised in his own society. And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnised it with an undoubted bargain. This annotation edition of Dickens’ well-known yuletide tale is perfect for students and Dickens enthusiasts alike. D could be using the different seasons as a metaphor for life, each season representing a different stage in life. Through these spectral encounters, he is forced to confront the consequences of his past choices and the potential outcomes of his current path through life.Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered. Here he produced a decanter of curiously light wine , and a block of curiously heavy cake, and administered instalments of those dainties to the young people: at the same time, sending out a meagre servant to offer a glass of something to the postboy, who answered that he thanked the gentleman, but if it was the same tap as he had tasted before, he had rather not. They charged into the street with the shutters -- one, two, three -- had them up in their places -- four, five, six -- barred them and pinned then -- seven, eight, nine -- and came back before you could have got to twelve, panting like race-horses. i. Our liability to you for any losses shall not exceed the amount you originally paid for the service.

Termination of the Agreement (howsoever occasioned) shall not affect any accrued rights or liabilities of either party. Scrooge inquires about the prisons and workhouses, and, hearing that they still exist, doesn’t see any reason why anyone should be worried about the poor. The ghost takes him on a journey back through the defining Christmases of his life–both merry and melancholy.His body was transparent ; so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind. Scholastic Annotation Editions come with extra-wide margins and double-spaced lines, they are perfect for your annotations.